Shoe-heel



F. P. MARX.

SHOE HEEL.

APPucATloN FILED DEC. I9. 1919,

Patented 001.2111920.

UNITED smits* FREDERICK P. 1V.[ARX, OFr ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

sHoE-iIEEL.

To @ZZ whom t may concern A Be it known that I, FREDERICK P.v MARX,

` a citizen of the United States,j residing at 1 an improvement in the art of shoe Vheels St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a new and useful Shoe-Heel, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to shoe heels. An object of the invention isto provide whereby the shoe heel may be provided with a leather cover that isperfectly smooth and devoidof folds or creases. l j

Heels for ladies shoes are formed with curved walls or surfaces which converge downwardly from the top of thel heel to a point somewhat above the bottom of the surfaces of the heels, diverge to the bottom of the heel. Difficulty-has beenencountered in providing these heels with leather covers, due to the peculiar curvedV walls" or surfaces of the heels.

It is desirable that-the leather covers be perfectly smooth through#y out the surfaces of the .heelsv so that.` there will b'e no folds or creasesV inthe leather.

By my invention this desirable result can be accomplished.

Difficulty has been encountered in making vthe heels` strong enough kat the smallest parts thereof, and I overcome thisdiificulty by making a metallic heel body which is strong enough for all practical purposes,

' and which is provided with an ornamental cover. The heel body is also provided withl Yan improved means of attachment toa shoe,

and with an ornamental vanity ring be- Figure 1 is a plan view ofv a heel conlstructed in tween theseparate parts of the cover.

accordance with my presentv in? vention Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the heel with" portions of the leather .cover removed.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of theheel'with' of the vanity ring 4. ,The lower' portion of the'heel comprising that portion which is portions of the leather cover removed.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the heel. As shown, the heel comprises ametallic body l which mayV be aluminum, or other suitable metal Vor alloy. Preferably, the

heel body has a penetrable block 2 of wood or other appropriate material, secured in the upper forward and central portion thereof toreceive fastening elements by which the heel is secured to the shoe.

A prong 3 is formed in rigid or integral connection with the upper wall of the heel,

shoe sole.

a piece'of leather tothe heel without forming kfolds or wrinkles, when the `lower'edge of the'leather termijnates'- at thel narrowest Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 001;, 26, 1920, Appunti@,filed neembrie, 1919. serial No. 346,089. y

near the rearedge thereof toserve as a part of the fasteningvmeans by which the heel been and the 'from wail of the, heel is i formed on a curve beginning'at the forward upper edge of the heel and extendingiri an heel. From a point somewhat above the Vbottom of the heel, the sidewalls and the rounded rear wallof thefheelfdiverge or flare outwardy to formabase for the heel, heel, and from that point to the walls or! having greater width .and length. than the virregular curved' line'to the bottom of the narrowest part *of the heel whichfis some- Y what above the base.- At or about the--narrowest part of the heel, somewhat above the base thereof,.a metal vanity or lornamentalV ring 4 isV provided @in rigid or integral con-V nection l with theheel, 'said ring having a radialY thickness equal to' the thickness of the leather` by which .the heel is covered. The, ring 4 extends around `the rear` and side walls of the heel but d'oesl not extend across the front sideof the heel;

My'in'vention also comprisesthe provision of the section 5 ofleat'her cut to fit against the rear and side walls ofthev heel Vfrom the'top of thei heel to the narrowest portion This piece yof leather Ais cut'to permit its upper'edge 6 to be *folded over the topl of the heel so 'as to be compressed between the -heel'b'ody andthe heel portion ofthe of the heel, bordered by the vanity ring 4.

I do lnot encounterdiiiiculty insecuring l part ofthe heel andagainst the'upp'erledge.

below the vanity ring4 'is inclosedwithin a leather cover 7 cut'to fit around the flaring lower portion of the heel, with the exception that said section 7 does not extend across the front ofthe heel nor entirely cover .the

bottom wallof the heel. Thev vedges -8 ofy the section 7 yare folded under the heelbody adjacent to the edge thereof.

The front wall ofthe heel is covered bya From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that my invention completely and satisfactorily attains its object. The

heel is provided with a leather cover which isperfectly smooth `throughout, which is wholly free from Vfolds 'andi wrinkles, and which will retain its connectionwith the heel tfunder :allV ordinary conditions, The leather sections rmay be glued or otherwise satisfactorily secured to the heel'. Moreover, the heel maybe formedwith a smaller body at [its 'reducedfportiom without danger of breaking, and the pressure ofthe'penetrable V block 2 permitsl the heel to be fastened to extending upwardly therefrom; a section of "leather glued to the 'rear and sidewalls of l the heel body .above' the vvanity ring and the shoe bymeans of nails or the like. The heel can beaccurately positioned, which is a serious'ditliculty in the'case of metallic heels haviiigholes in the met'alto receive the fasteners.

.What I claim and desire to secure by Letters l Patent is :l

1'."Ashoe heel of the character described comprising' a heel body having a portion thereof between its upper andlower ends the walls ofthe heel body below the flange and .having Vits'upper edge contacting iwith narrower than the upper andv lower portions off'the body; a Vvanity ring in connection with the `narrow portion ofthe heel body having 'its lower edge lterminating at the vanity ring; and a4 Separate section of leather secured to the rear and side walls of the heel body below the vanity ring.

` 2. A shoeheelof'thel character described comprising a"heel body having a v'portion ythereof between its upper and [lower ends l narrower than the upper and lowerportions ofthe body; a v vanitv A ring 'in connection with the narrow portion Vof the'f'heel body extending upwardly therefrom; ajsection of leather gluedto the rear and Jside walls of the heel body above the vanity ring and having its lower edge terminating at the Vanity ring; a separate section of leather securedto the rearland side walls of the' heel body below thevanity ring, and asection 'of leather securedl to thefront side of the heel between theq edges of the first-named sectionsof leather.

" "3. A'sh'oel heel of the y character;described with a shoe.

comprising a heel body whose walls converge downwardly from the upper end for a portion of its vertical length, said walls flaring outwardly for the remainder of its walls oftheheel. body belowthe vanity ring and having its upper. edge terminating at the flower edge of saidring the V outer surface of said ring being .flush with thei outer surface of said/sections of leather.

4. In a shoe heel ofthe-.character described, a heel bodycomprising a casting whose wallsconverge downwardly from the upper end ,for a portion of` its/vertical length, said walls Haring outwardly for the remainder of its .vertical length tothe lower end of theheel; a .flange integralwith the vheel body at. the narrowest portion thereof;

a section ofleather secured to thewalls of the heel body above the flange, and having its lowercdge contacting-with said flange; and a separate section of leatherl secured to the lowerside *of said flange; V.the outer surface of, said'flange being flush with the outer surface oflsaid. sections of, leather.

5. In at shoe heel of, thechara'cter-described, a heelbody comprising az casting whose walls converge downwardlyfrom the upper end for a portion of its vertical length, said walls. flaring loutwardly for the remainder of its .verticalP length to the lower end of theheel;r a flange-integral with the heel `body at the, narrowest portion thereof; .section of leathersecured to the walls of ther heelv body above the flange, and having; its flower edge contacting vwith said flange; a separate section of leathersecured withthe lower side of said flange, `the outer surface ofasaid flange being flush with the outer surface of said sections of leather;

and y a p enetrable .block embedded in the upper portion of the heel body toreceive fasteners forr holdingtheheel in connection rnnpnnioi P.Y MARX. 

